7th Grade Words

Question 1

noun

a covering or coating on a structure or material.

Answer 1

cladding

Question 2

noun
a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or thing or for ensuring that regulations associated with it are obeyed.

Answer 2

warden

Question 3

verb

(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate

Answer 3

fester

Question 4

noun

a large rodent with defensive spines or quills on the body and tail

Answer 4

porcupine

Question 5

noun

a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of.

Answer 5

trough

Question 6

noun
extreme anger (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect).

Answer 6

wrath

Question 7

verb

persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.

Answer 7

dissuade

Question 8

verb
make known (private or sensitive information).

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divulge

Question 9

adjective

attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

Answer 9

pretentious

Question 10

verb

search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.

Answer 10

rummages

Question 11

adjective

having all one’s attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.

Answer 11

engrossed

Question 12

noun

the action of expelling someone, especially a tenant, from a property; expulsion.

Answer 12

eviction

Question 13

noun

nonsense

Answer 13

hooey

Question 14

noun

the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

Answer 14

authority

Question 15

verb
rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime

Answer 15

pillage

Question 16

noun

the branch of applied mathematics dealing with motion and forces producing motion

Answer 16

mechanics

Question 17

verb
cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress.

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dismayed

Question 18

noun

severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

Answer 18

anguish

Question 19

noun

a long-necked onion with a small bulb, in particular a green onion.

Answer 19

scallion

Question 20

adjective

abundant in supply or quantity.

Answer 20

copious

Question 21

adjective

(of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behavior.

Answer 21

intoxicating

Question 22

verb

make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.

Answer 22

lurching

Question 23

noun
a stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times.

Answer 23

parchment

Question 24

noun

formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual

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corporate

Question 25

noun | an abundance or large quantity of something.

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profusion

Question 26

noun | the action or practice of meditating.

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meditation

Question 27

verb | make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

Answer 27

embellishes

Question 28

verb | make narrower, especially by encircling pressure

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constricting

Question 29

noun | angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict

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strife

Question 30

adjective | sticking out; projecting.

Answer 30

protruding

Question 31

noun | a plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.

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blight

Question 32

verb | reduce (something, especially something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount or degree.

Answer 32

minimize OR minimise

Question 33

adjective | (of a person or organization) declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts.

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bankrupt

Question 34

noun | a person's child or children.

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offspring

Question 35

plural noun | an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.

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increments

Question 36

adverb | in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard

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stealthily

Question 37

verb | move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in a wildly uncontrolled manner

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hurtle

Question 38

adjective | looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar

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outlandish

Question 39

adjective | not producing any significant or desired effect

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ineffective

Question 40

verb | drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater

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leach

Question 41

noun | a flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkane series, present in natural gas and used as bottled fuel

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propane

Question 42

adjective | causing shock or dismay; horrific.

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appalling

Question 43

noun | an authorization granted to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities

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franchise

Question 44

adjective | suitable or proper in the circumstances.

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appropriate

Question 45

adjective | certain to happen; unavoidable.

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inevitable

Question 46

adjective | furthest back

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hindmost

Question 47

adjective | of considerable importance, size, or worth.

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substantial

Question 48

plural noun | the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant.

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fronds

Question 49

plural noun | a tall wading bird with mainly pink or scarlet plumage and long legs and neck

Answer 49

flamingos OR flamingoes

Question 50

noun | a thing providing protection against a possible eventuality

Answer 50

insurance